Claude Chrome

Claude in Chrome

Core Capability: Control your real Chrome browser with Claude. Works with sites you're already logged into — Gmail, Google Docs, Notion, CRMs — no re-authentication needed.

Quick Start

# Update Claude Code
claude update

# Start with Chrome enabled
claude --chrome

# Disable Chrome integration
claude --no-chrome

# Check connection
/chrome

# Enable by default
/chrome → "Enabled by default"

THE EXACT PROMPT — Common Tasks

Navigation

Go to github.com/anthropics and click on the "Code" tab

Form Testing

Open localhost:3000, try submitting the login form with invalid data,
and check if error messages appear correctly

Data Extraction

Go to the product listings page and extract the name, price, and
availability for each item. Save as CSV.

Authenticated Workflow

Draft a project update based on our recent commits and add it to
my Google Doc at docs.google.com/document/d/abc123

Form Automation

I have contacts in contacts.csv. For each row, go to crm.example.com,
click "Add Contact", and fill in the name, email, and phone fields.

Record Demo GIF

Record a GIF showing the checkout flow from adding an item to cart
through to the confirmation page

Browser Capabilities

Navigation & Interaction:

• Navigate to URLs
• Click elements (buttons, links, form fields)
• Type text into inputs
• Scroll pages, create/manage tabs

Information Retrieval:

• Read page content and DOM state
• Access console logs and errors
• Monitor network requests
• Extract structured data

Advanced:

• Fill forms automatically
• Record browser actions as GIFs
• Chain browser + terminal commands
• Work across multiple tabs

MCP Alternative: Chrome DevTools

For programmatic control with 26 browser automation tools:

claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest

Or in config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrome-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Key Tools

Extension Features

Workflow Shortcuts

Create reusable shortcuts (type "/" in extension):

1. Click cursor icon or "/" → "Record workflow"
2. Perform actions while Claude watches
3. Claude generates shortcut with name, description, URL

Scheduled Tasks

1. When creating shortcut, toggle "Schedule"
2. Set frequency: daily, weekly, monthly
3. Choose date/time and model
4. Claude runs automatically

Examples:

• Daily inbox cleanup at 9am
• Weekly competitor scan every Monday
• Monthly expense report filing

When to Use

Good for:

• Form filling and data entry
• Button clicking and navigation
• Extracting data from authenticated pages
• Testing web applications
• Tasks behind logins

Better manually:

• One-click tasks (faster by hand)
• Subjective decisions
• Exploratory research

Tips

1. Be specific — Ambiguous instructions produce inconsistent results
2. Add verification — "Verify you completed all items"
3. Handle modals — Dismiss alerts manually, then continue
4. Use fresh tabs — If unresponsive, ask for a new tab
5. Filter console — Specify patterns vs. requesting all logs

Troubleshooting

Extension not detected:

claude --version  # Should be 2.0.73+

Then /chrome → "Reconnect extension"

Browser not responding:

• Check for blocking modal dialogs
• Ask Claude to create a new tab
• Restart extension in chrome://extensions

Requirements

Not supported: Brave, Arc, Edge, WSL, Mobile

References